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Vol. 31, No. 14
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APRIL 3 - 9, 2019
The City of Newburgh unanimously
passed a resolution to hold a public
hearing on April 8 at 7 p.m. for municipal
IDs at the last City Council Meeting. The
room was filled with residents looking to
support municipal Ids, many residents
walked up to the microphone to have
their voice heard, some in Spanish and
others in English.
Many talked about the hardships they
face without access to identification, such
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City moves closer to municipal IDs
By KATELYN CORDERO
[email protected]
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as going to the doctor, opening a bank
account, or simply having a document
that has their name on it. For some a
municipal ID card means they can finally
begin to feel they belong in a city they
Census
takers gather
in Newburgh
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By KATELYN CORDERO
[email protected]
Sign of spring
The year 2020 is not only big in
terms of presidential elections, it also
happens to be the first census since 2010.
The importance of being counted is
something community members want to
share loud and clear. The census bureau
hires members of the community to come
out and participate in outreach to make
sure that each municipality is counted
correctly.
“One year from today is census
day, Orange County was the fifth
worst response rate in New York State,
Newburgh has the lowest response rate
with 55 percent of people responding. We
need to do better,” said Ann Sullivan, of
the New York Civic Engagement Table.
The census is used to determine
redistricting, which will take place after
the census information is collected.
The census is also used to determine
the amount of resources needed for a
municipality. If a community is under
represented they will not receive the
proper amount of resources needed for
their population.
“I found it interesting in doing my
research on the census, we talk about
$9 billion in resources needed for
schools, roads, infrastructure,” said
Councilwoman Ramona Monteverde.
“It’s important to understand what it
means to be counted, and how to better
understand the survey. We are working
with 50 percent of what we are supposed
to receive, imagine if we had all the
resources we needed. The only way to
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